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Morcizas refers to one of Chamorro traditional foods made of chicken neck stuffed with chicken meat, pepper leaves, onions and garlic, tied at both ends and stewed in broth.
The Chamorro people arrived on Guam from the Malay Peninsula around 3000 BCE, and they occupied the island alone until Ferdinand Magellan landed there in 1521. Having survived invasions by the Spanish, the Japanese and the Americans, they still comprise 43 per cent of the island's population, and they have managed to retain their cultural identity, including language, customs and cuisine.
Maffe or Maffé refers to a Senegalese peanut-based stew. Because of Senegal's close proximity to Mauritania, the cuisine and dishes in southern Mauritania is basically similar to Senegal's. Maffe is also eaten all over southern Mauritania.
Moreover, Maffé refers to any West African meat cooked in a peanut sauce.
Mamaliga is one of the common foods in rural parts of Romania which is prepared from corn, and then they grind it to prepare Mamaliga. It is somewhat similar to Italian Polenta. Mamaliga is used in the past as a bread substitute in poorer areas of the country, but now it is served everywhere; made out of yellow maize cooked in boiling water with salt; when cold, it can be cut into slices just like bread; usually served hot mixed with cheese and eggs;.
In Romania, most rural households store corn in large quantities to last for several seasons.
Mamaliga is also called Mamaliguzza
- Mechoui / Méchoui : Mechoui refers to whole roast lamb or spit-roasted lamb (or kid) which is one of the national foods of Mauritania. It is a traditional nomad's feast, where a whole lamb is roasted over fire and stuffed with cooked rice. Moreover, Méchoui is roast mutton in Mali. In Morocco, Méchoui is prepared by rubbing first the meat with garlic and cumin and then roasted and cooked until the meat is soft, well-cooked and tender that it can be pulled off with the fingers.
Mauritania is a country in northwest Africa, bounded by Algeria to the north-east, Mali to the east and south-east, Senegal to the south-west, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and by Moroccan-annexed territory of Western Sahara on the north-west.